Free-running temperature and potential for free cooling by ventilation: A case study

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2705-2711

  Inard, Christian ^a   Pfafferott, Jens ^b   Ghiaus, Christian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Free running temperature; Office buildings; Passive cooling; Thermal comfort; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; OFFICE BUILDINGS; SPACE HEATING; THERMAL COMFORT; VENTILATION;

CALCULATION PROCEDURE; CONTROL MECHANISM; ENERGY-EFFICIENT TECHNIQUES; INDOOR TEMPERATURE; MECHANICAL VENTILATION; OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE; PASSIVE COOLING; THROUGH THE WALL;

COOLING;

EID: 80054828069     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.06.017     Document Type: Article

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